The Supercomputing Center of Galicia, CESGA, is the center for high-performance computing, communications and advanced services used by the Scientific Community of Galicia, the University System of Galicia and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The mission of CESGA is: To provide high performance computing and advanced communications resources and services to the scientific community of Galicia and to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) as well as to institutions and enterprises with R&D activity, and To promote and conduct high quality research in Computational Science in close collaboration with the research community of Galicia as well as other regions or countries around the world thereby contributing to the advancement of science, the transfer of technology to industry and administrations, and as a consequence, the welfare of society as a whole. Thus, the Centre’s main functions are: ● to supply high performance computing and advanced communications services to users, ● to manage the Science and Technology Communications Network of Galicia, ● to promote and develop cooperation between companies and institutions, ● to promote the use of innovative ICT, and ● to conduct research in Computational Science.